Stories from Friday, July 7, 2023

SIKESTON — The month of July is Parks and Recreation Month, and Sikeston Parks and Recreation is hosting its first-ever Food Truck Festival. The food truck festival will be July 1-25 in the Jaycee Little League Football parking lot at the Sikeston Complex...

SIKESTON — Fireworks are to blame for a house fire Thursday, July 6 in Sikeston. At 2:28 p.m. Thursday, July 6, Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to a structure fire at 816 Cherokee St., Capt. Derick Wheetley, fire division commander for DPS. Upon arrival, officers reported moderate smoke showing from the front of the residence, he said...

Do you remember when every Republican we knew was repeating what they had been instructed to say, that global warming was a hoax and a fake deal by the Democrats? If you’ve noticed, they don’t say much about it anymore. Facts always trip them up when we are beginning to see that the alternative facts are the hoax, not global warming.

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Department of Public Safety presented a Knox Box program to the City Council at their Wednesday, July 5 meeting. City Fire Marshal Zak Haskin and Derick Wheetley said prior to 2010, the program was in effect and a vital asset to the preservation of both life safety and property conservation...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported eight traffic fatalities and four drownings over the July Fourth holiday counting period. The Patrol reported the following 2023 July Fourth holiday statistics for the counting period of 6 p.m. Friday, June 30 through 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, July 4:...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson announced four appointments to various boards and commissions and filled three county office vacancies, including a Stoddard County resident. Jacob Clary of Bloomfield, Missouri, was appointed as the Stoddard County Assessor. ...

This past week, I went to my car dealership to get a new battery for my key fob. Once in the building, a 5-year-old boy who is a part of my congregation and his family were there. As soon as the little boy saw me, his eyes grew as large as saucers, and he tugged feverishly on his dad’s shirtsleeve. He could not believe his eyes. I existed in a place outside of the church building!...

NEW MADRID, Mo. – It will be a day of celebration as members of the New Madrid Baptist Church and their guests gather to mark the church’s 75th anniversary. Activities will begin at the 10:30 a.m. worship service July 16 in the sanctuary of the church, located at 1240 Scott St. The church’s longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeff Polk, will speak along with Rick Faulkner, chairman of the deacons. Gary Clark, the church’s former choir director, will lead the music...